The victim is 21-year-old Paul Jeffrey Barber Jr. Friends and relatives described him as a friend to everyone he met.

"How somebody could be so senseless to take another one's life. I just wanted to hold my baby," said Barber's mother, Elizabeth.

Barber was also a new father to a son just over a week old.

A service was held Tuesday evening near the crime scene.

"We must come to the place where violence and murder has taken place to ensure our community there is hope even in the midst of the violence," said Bishop Dennis Lyons with Derby City Ambassadors.

While police don't know who committed the crime, they said they don't believe it was a random act.

Police said Barber, known as PJ, was shot multiple times and died on the stairway coming from his upstairs apartment.

On Tuesday, those steps were replaced and his mom took some clothes and personal belongings from his apartment.

"We believe that this was not a random act. We believe that the victim was targeted specifically," said homicide unit Lt. Todd Kessinger.

Police said Barber, his girlfriend and two others along with his 10-day-old son were in the apartment just before 10 p.m. Monday when at least two people, possibly more, forced their way into the apartment.

Police said a fight ensued and Barber was shot and killed.

Barber was not armed, according to police.

Although police are calling it a home invasion, they have not been able to determine if anything was stolen.

"I can't imagine who would want to do this to PJ. He got along with everybody," his mother said.

A large group gathered at the scene immediately after the shooting.

Barber's friend said that's a sign of how many people loved him.

"Anybody could go to him. He helped everybody. He was always there for his mom, his family and his girlfriend and his son. He was an amazing person," friend Angela Hawkins said.

His mother has a message for those responsible for Barber's death.

"May God be with you. You took my son. There's no need in that," Elizabeth Barber said.

DORTCH. POLICE ARE TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CITY'S LATEST HOMICIDE... A DEADLY HOME INVASION AT THE CRAWFORD CROSSING APARTMENTS IN PLEASURE RIDGE PARK... W-L-K-Y'S ERIN HAYNES JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM POLICE HEADQUARTERS WITH MORE ABOUT THE VICTIM AND THE INVESTIGATION... VICKI- THE VICTIM IS 21- YEAR-OLD PAUL JEFFREY BARBER, JUNIOR... WE'RE TOLD HE WAS A FRIEND TO EVERYONE HE MET... HE WAS ALSO A NEW FATHER, TO A SON, JUST OVER A WEEK OLD... WHILE POLICE DON'T KNOW WHO COMMITTED THIS CRIME... THEY SAY THEY DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS A RANDOM ACT. WHEN ELIZABETH BARBER ARRIVED AT HER SON'S APARTMENT COMPLEX LAST NIGHT... SHE GOT DEVASTATING NEWS... POLICE SAY 21-YEAR-OLD PAUL JEFFREY BARBER, JUNIOR, KNOWN AS "PJ", WAS SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES... AND DIED ON THE STAIRWAY COMING FROM HIS UPSTAIRS APARTMENT... TODAY THOSE STEPS ARE BEING REPLACED... HIS MOM TAKING SOME CLOTHES AND PERSONAL BELONGINGS FROM HIS APARTMENT... POLICE SAY BARBER, HIS GIRLFRIEND AND TWO OTHERS... ALONG WITH HIS 10-DAY OLD SON, WERE IN THE APARTMENT JUST BEFORE TEN MONDAY NIGHT... WHEN AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE, POSSIBLY MORE... FORCED THEIR WAY INTO THE APARTMENT... A FIGHT ENSUED... THEN BARBER WAS SHOT AND KILLED... POLICE SAY BARBER WAS NOT ARMED. AND ALTHOUGH POLICE ARE CALLING THIS A HOME INVASION- THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE IF ANYTHING WAS STOLEN... A LARGE GROUP GATHERED AT THE SCENE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SHOOTING... BARBER'S FRIEND SAYS THAT'S A SIGN OF HOW MANY PEOPLE LOVED HIM... HIS MOTHER HAS A MESSAGE FOR THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR BARBER'S DEATH... POLICE SAY NO ONE ELSE IN THE APARTMENT WAS INJURED... THE WITNESSES INSIDE DID NOT KNOW THE MULTIPLE SUSPECTS THAT FORCED THEIR WAY IN... POLICE ARE ASKING ANYONE WITH INFORMATION TO CALL 574-LMPD. LIVE AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS, ERIN HAYNES WLKY NEWS PAUL BARBER JUNIOR'S DEATH MARKS THE CITY'S